Alumni Program

Originally from Philadelphia, Alex moved to Florida in early 2015 to start on his own path to recovery. Shortly thereafter, upon building a foundation for his own sobriety, he quickly developed a passion for helping others and began working in the field of addiction and mental health in several different capacities – first as a BHT, then as a recovery advocate and most recently in a supervisory position as Lead Counselor Assistant for the last several years, before beginning at Guardian in late 2022. Using his own experiences as someone in recovery and working in the field, he is able to offer an empathetic approach with alumni, assisting them with reacclimating to society and if they are struggling, is able to assist them getting back on the right path. Alex has a deep understanding of the difficulties that the disease of addiction can have on both the conflicted individual as well as their loved ones, having been on both sides of this disease. Alex holds a Bachelors of Applied Science and will be pursuing his MBA next fall. In his downtime, Alex enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children, fishing, cooking and practicing Brazilian jui jitsu.